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they do want to work with the united states of america. so at this moment in world history, if the u.s. gets it right with china, then we are in for two or three decades of comfortable time. but if the u.s. gets it wrong with china at this point in time, then it is very dangerous. >> there has been in china for the last 20 years, roughly speaking, a kind of consistently pro-american foreign policy, by which i mean this -- that the chinese saw their salvation, their path to great power, their rise to great power as being fueled by a good relationship with america, because that gave them access to trade, technology, and also created a kind of umbrella of security under which they could grow. is the current leadership and the next generation of leadership in china, from what you can see, still kind of thinking along these same lines? or has the rise of china, the financial crisis, the discrediting perhaps of some notions of american -- the american model, has all this made the chinese feel, you know what, we need to rethink our relationship w
they do want to work with the united states of america. so at this moment in world history, if the u.s. gets it right with china, then we are in for two or three decades of comfortable time. but if the u.s. gets it wrong with china at this point in time, then it is very dangerous. >> there has been in china for the last 20 years, roughly speaking, a kind of consistently pro-american foreign policy, by which i mean this -- that the chinese saw their salvation, their path to great power,...
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it's the first state of the union address for the president of the united states. there you see the white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. the chief of staff is a member of the cabinet as well, having just been introduced with other noefbs cabinet. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. campbell brown is here. together with the best political team on television. we have extensive coverage through outthis night of this event. janet napolitano. she certainly has her hands full, as most of these members of the cabinet do. the first lady's already up in the gallery with her invited guests including some that the president will single out in his remarks tonight. as we told our viewers, this speech will not be short. some suggesting it could go as long, perhaps, as 70 minutes. it will be followed by the republican response, the newly elected governor of virginia, robert mcdonnell will deliver the republican response. he'll have a live audience there as well. trying to get some energy into that republican response. na
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threat against the united states. ups the yemeni government does a better job containing terrorists there. bri he says there are several operating in yemen and will talk more about this on state of the union coming up at the top of the hour. so stay tuned. state of the union coming up in just minutes. you've been watching cnn sunday morning. >>> john king is off today and this is state of the union. growing questions in the wake of the christmas day terror plot. >> it was a mix of human and systemic failures that contributed to this potential cat traffic breach of security. >> how did we miss the signs? and how will the administration make sure it doesn't happen again? we'll put the questions to president obama owe tonight counterterrorism adviser john brennan. >>> then exclusive reaction and perspective from the man who wrote the book on preventing another terror attack, the former chairman of the 9/11 commission, thomas kean. and two leading senators weigh in on how the u.s. should try this case. republican jim demi
threat against the united states. ups the yemeni government does a better job containing terrorists there. bri he says there are several operating in yemen and will talk more about this on state of the union coming up at the top of the hour. so stay tuned. state of the union coming up in just minutes. you've been watching cnn sunday morning. >>> john king is off today and this is state of the union. growing questions in the wake of the christmas day terror plot. >> it was a mix...
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many are starting a new life here in the united states. tonight, we'll introduce you to one woman who is anxiously awaiting the arrival of her new son. she's actually been waiting a long time and she'll share her story tonight. >>> plus, president obama and the republicans go a couple of rounds. mr. obama making good on his promise to bridge the partisan divide, even meeting the republicans on their own turf. we'll bring you some of the highlights tonight. >>> and then crime and punishment, a verdict in the abortion doctor killing. defendant scott roeder said he was saving lives. well, a jury in kansas today convicted him of taking a life. you'll hear his chilling defense in his own words. those stories and much more ahead, of course, tonight on "360." larry? >> that's soledad o'brien at the top of the hour, 10:00 eastern, 7:00 p.m. >>> t-boz watkins and marty caldwell stays with us. joining us is mary in washington. is the government supportive of haiti's decision to put new adoptions on hold? >> yes, at this time in the immediate afterma
many are starting a new life here in the united states. tonight, we'll introduce you to one woman who is anxiously awaiting the arrival of her new son. she's actually been waiting a long time and she'll share her story tonight. >>> plus, president obama and the republicans go a couple of rounds. mr. obama making good on his promise to bridge the partisan divide, even meeting the republicans on their own turf. we'll bring you some of the highlights tonight. >>> and then crime...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> i am less interested in passing out blame than i am in learning from and correcting these mistakes to make us safer. for ultimately the buck stops with me. as president i have a solemn responsibility to protect our nation and our people and when the system fails, it is my responsibility. >> president obama taking responsibility this week for america's closest brush with airline terror in years. he suggested no one will be fired at least for now and he ordered a series of reforms including tougher rules for putting people on the no fly list, and more widespread distribution of intelligence reports. the president also renewing his declaration of war on al qaeda and its growing presence in yemen. cnn international security correspondent paula newton is in yemen for us. we'll go to her in a moment. also here in washington are our homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve and former homeland security inspector general clark kent irvin. thanks to all
we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> i am less interested in passing out blame than i am in learning from and correcting these mistakes to make us safer. for ultimately the buck stops with me. as president i have a solemn responsibility to protect our nation and our people and when the system fails, it is my responsibility. >> president obama taking responsibility this week for...
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some of them got trained here in the united states. so you don't declare war against these countries and say that we have to go in and start bombing pakistan and bombing afghanistan and bombing yemen. they happen to be there. that's true. but they're there because we stimulate them. we follow them to the hands of osama bin laden by us going there and causing people to get some angry, it helps his recruiting efforts. he's written about this. he has said this. he says i want the americans to go over here and bankrupt their country and besides, it will help my recruiting efforts. we're doing exactly what he had planned. >> larry: we'll be right back. by the way, tomorrow night michael chertoff, the former director of homeland security, will be with us. will it shift attention away from health care he reform and other issues? we'll talk about that after the break. >> larry: does all this terror talk shift us away from other things? >> to some extent it is. we're not talking a lot about how to fight terrorism. we're listening to folks like
some of them got trained here in the united states. so you don't declare war against these countries and say that we have to go in and start bombing pakistan and bombing afghanistan and bombing yemen. they happen to be there. that's true. but they're there because we stimulate them. we follow them to the hands of osama bin laden by us going there and causing people to get some angry, it helps his recruiting efforts. he's written about this. he has said this. he says i want the americans to go...
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the government of the united states is at war, and it is at war with militant islam. and militant islam is not a nation, it's not a state, it doesn't have a flag, it doesn't wear a uniform and it is spreading like wildfire across africa and across the middle east. and we must confront militant jihadist islam and prevent it from creating instability, creating failed states where people like al schabob in somalia or the terrorists groups in yemen can then provide choke points for the red sea or the gulf of adren or the straits of hormuth, and it's not an american war, it's a war problem and we're at war. >> ken robinson, thank you very much. >>> meantime back here at home in the united states, we're dealing with very, very cold weatherment our jacqui jeras is in the cnn severe center checking a nor'easter on the horizon tomorrow that will cause flooding and major travel delays. it is bitterly, bitterly cold. jacqui? >> this is definitely the coldest air of the season for a lot of folks, don. and it's so cold, it's really dangerous to be outside for some people. i want t
the government of the united states is at war, and it is at war with militant islam. and militant islam is not a nation, it's not a state, it doesn't have a flag, it doesn't wear a uniform and it is spreading like wildfire across africa and across the middle east. and we must confront militant jihadist islam and prevent it from creating instability, creating failed states where people like al schabob in somalia or the terrorists groups in yemen can then provide choke points for the red sea or...
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saying we have to put him in a military tribunal implies there are no other ways of the united states getting information. >> there is another debate over the gitmo detainee, whether or not they should remain there. we know half of the detainees there are yemen. and yemeni, and that there is a possibility that they be sent back to yemen. there is a huge outcry not only republicans but prominent democrats. this is from senator dianne feinstein, she said this in a statement. i spoke with yemeni's spokesman yesterday, the ambassador -- the embassy who said that things are very dire in his country right now, and there is a lot of debate in terms of where abdulmutallab should go. what is the best approach? >> i think the problem with yemen is not simply the government doesn't have much control over its own country, it doesn't have much control over its own prison system there have been two prison breaks by people in the "uss kohl" attack. is this the right time? as a general principle, i think it is important that people be returned but yemen is a place which is -- that's the reason there
saying we have to put him in a military tribunal implies there are no other ways of the united states getting information. >> there is another debate over the gitmo detainee, whether or not they should remain there. we know half of the detainees there are yemen. and yemeni, and that there is a possibility that they be sent back to yemen. there is a huge outcry not only republicans but prominent democrats. this is from senator dianne feinstein, she said this in a statement. i spoke with...
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the united states closed its embassy in yemen, citing fears in al qaeda might try to stage an attack. also, britain closing its doors at its embassy there as well. there's still no word as to when either will reopen. meanwhile, breaking news on a related security story. the transportation security administration has just unveiled new directives for certain international flights. samantha hayes joins us live from washington to talk about the new directives and the story developing out of yemen. the new directives in effect tomorrow. >> these are dramatic, brooke. starting tomorrow, tsa is mandating every person flying into the u.s. from or through a country that's a state sponsor of terrorism or other countries of interest will be required to go through a hand screening or secondary screening. that can include body scans, patdowns and other regulations. and this is sure to slow down the boarding process but it also comes after the u.s. government stepping up counterterrorism efforts in yemen which is emerging as a more serious front in the war on terror. on the southern tip of the arab
the united states closed its embassy in yemen, citing fears in al qaeda might try to stage an attack. also, britain closing its doors at its embassy there as well. there's still no word as to when either will reopen. meanwhile, breaking news on a related security story. the transportation security administration has just unveiled new directives for certain international flights. samantha hayes joins us live from washington to talk about the new directives and the story developing out of yemen....
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the twins arrived in the united states on friday with their son, samuel. the stanleys' daughters are there with the family. first we con straights here on the wilkens. what's it like to have him home? >> it's wonderful to have him here. we've been looking for this for the past several months, and over a year now. and being a dad for three days, everything is new and -- >> >> larry: first child? >> first child, yes. >> larry: how did he handle the flight? >> from haiti he slept the whole flight, so that was nice. of course, i had two other kids next to me, so i was kind of -- they were a little more -- >> larry: you had 80 on the plane altogether? >> 81. >> larry: they disbursed in miami in. >> we went through immigration for seven and a half hours while they did the paperwork. that was a time i'll never forget. >> larry: when can he become a citizen? >> that's one mountain we have ahead of us. i think a he lot of us were at the legalization point where we had -- he had our last name, since that time we've lost that. we have to start over. we don't know wha
the twins arrived in the united states on friday with their son, samuel. the stanleys' daughters are there with the family. first we con straights here on the wilkens. what's it like to have him home? >> it's wonderful to have him here. we've been looking for this for the past several months, and over a year now. and being a dad for three days, everything is new and -- >> >> larry: first child? >> first child, yes. >> larry: how did he handle the flight? >>...
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berated and banned from boarding a flight to the united states, all because of her faith. the council on american islamic relations calls these textbook cases of profiling. >> it is against the law, unconstitutional and un-american to single out people because of their religion. >> reporter: u.s. customs who handle the canadian woman's case would not comment, but in a statement to cnn, the tsa says current screenings from bulky headwear has been in place since 2007. wearing a headscarf doesn't automatically trigger a search and "in instances where passengers choose not to remove bulky clothing, including headwear, our office are trained to offer a private screening area, and may conduct a pat down search to clear the individual." hasan says her pat down search happened in public, in front of her 5-year-old daughter and several male tsa agents. she stresses she favors strict security, but not when the screening is selective. >> do they even know what they're looking for? you're targeting innocent people yet the bad guy, getting away. makes me wonder. >> reporter: the counci
berated and banned from boarding a flight to the united states, all because of her faith. the council on american islamic relations calls these textbook cases of profiling. >> it is against the law, unconstitutional and un-american to single out people because of their religion. >> reporter: u.s. customs who handle the canadian woman's case would not comment, but in a statement to cnn, the tsa says current screenings from bulky headwear has been in place since 2007. wearing a...
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that, in fact, when they were writing their health care bill behind closed doors in the united states senate and then the house of representatives, they were cutting deals with big labor and with members of the senate. people just were offended by that, and it gave state senator brown, now senator brown, awn opportunity to kind of dig into that hole a little more and say to the people, this is not the kind of change that you voted for, and look, barack obama and the dpems have become the corrupt majority and we need to change that. very ma very smart. >> larry: we'll be back with more after this. what's going on? we ordered a gift online and we really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfect because we have to get that outta this house. c'mon, it's not that... gahh, oh yeah that's gotta go... priority mail flat rate shipping starts at $4.9
that, in fact, when they were writing their health care bill behind closed doors in the united states senate and then the house of representatives, they were cutting deals with big labor and with members of the senate. people just were offended by that, and it gave state senator brown, now senator brown, awn opportunity to kind of dig into that hole a little more and say to the people, this is not the kind of change that you voted for, and look, barack obama and the dpems have become the...
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over the last several years it was beginning to make progress in association with the united states, which had been really looking at haiti for the last year, more businesses were k coming here. more investment, and the garment industry was beginning to really thrive. it was on the verge of thriving. there's special u.s. congressional legislation which allowed, you know, tariff-free, duty h duty-free of clothes into the united states. there's a big boone for the economy here. that has to get back on the feet again. the government's buildings were collapsed and many, many members government were killed. it's barely reconstituted itself in a former police headquarters near the airport, and the big complaint, though, is the government is not showing to the people that it's in charge. it's not getting out there and delivering its message. i spoke to a former haitian prime minister who said on the day of the earthquake or afterwards, i would have asked the united states or the international donors to give me six huge tents, put them outside the destroyed and damaged presidential palace an
over the last several years it was beginning to make progress in association with the united states, which had been really looking at haiti for the last year, more businesses were k coming here. more investment, and the garment industry was beginning to really thrive. it was on the verge of thriving. there's special u.s. congressional legislation which allowed, you know, tariff-free, duty h duty-free of clothes into the united states. there's a big boone for the economy here. that has to get...
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they're trying to look for ways and vulnerabilities to get their operatives to the united states or other places to carry out the attacks. >> mr. brennan is blowing smoke. you have some dead bodies. i agree, all to the good. but no impact on the overall organization. >> so you don't think that it is at all diminished? >> no, as i said, i think it is stronger than it was at 9/11. certainly because the support and opposition across the muslim world to american foreign policy is far greater today than it was in 9/11. >> our plan right now is to double our aid to yemen which is still not a large amount of money, say $160 million. do you think that will matter if we -- if we help the regime there try and get rid of al qaeda? >> no. i think we tend to forget that one of the first people here with his begging bowl, after 9/11 was the yemenee president, we have been dumping money and ordinance into yemen. al qaeda has done nothing but grow. mr. brennan said there are perhaps 300 al qaeda operatives in yemen. i would say if you doubled, tripled or quadrupled that number you might get 1/10 of what
they're trying to look for ways and vulnerabilities to get their operatives to the united states or other places to carry out the attacks. >> mr. brennan is blowing smoke. you have some dead bodies. i agree, all to the good. but no impact on the overall organization. >> so you don't think that it is at all diminished? >> no, as i said, i think it is stronger than it was at 9/11. certainly because the support and opposition across the muslim world to american foreign policy is...
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>> cnn now projects, larry, that scott brown will become the next united states senator in the state of massachusetts did efeag martha coakley. 53% for scott brown, 46% for martha coakley. he has maintained a 100,000-vote advantage. we're also told by our chief national correspondent john king that martha coakley has already telephoned scott brown to concede his knowledge he has now won this race. so there will be a republican filling the seat of the late ted kennedy in the state of massachusetts. larry, this is big news because at stake right now, health care reform and a lot of other stuff. the democrats will no longer have the 60-seat supermajority that can beat a filibuster if they want a filibuster, so this is very significant for the democrats and republicans on so many issues. >> larry: john king is at brown headquarters. the last republican was senator ed brook, the black liberal republican, was tit not, in '78? '68, maybe. >> you're exactly right, larry, ed brook filled two terms. he left the united states senate in 1979, and since then massachusetts has not sent a republica
>> cnn now projects, larry, that scott brown will become the next united states senator in the state of massachusetts did efeag martha coakley. 53% for scott brown, 46% for martha coakley. he has maintained a 100,000-vote advantage. we're also told by our chief national correspondent john king that martha coakley has already telephoned scott brown to concede his knowledge he has now won this race. so there will be a republican filling the seat of the late ted kennedy in the state of...
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unless we're willing to recognize this as a global war, in many cases against the united states, i'm afraid we're going to fail to take the actions that we need to. the most important point now, gloria, this threat is real and we need to make very real changes from the last administration, from this administration. we need to get the politics out of it and focus on security, but i was concerned that he would not give you direct answers, particularly about whether these were acts of terror or not. >> senator mccaskill, we also spoke about the prisoners in guantanamo. half of those 90 prisoners are now slated to be sent home to yemen. and john brennan made the case that eventually at some point the administration believes that it will be able to send them back to yemen. is that a good idea? >> first of all, i think what he said is they are being very careful about how they're releasing any of these people. the previous administration wasn't quite as careful, frankly. this administration, the people that have been released back to yemen are in custody, and i think the full range of tool
unless we're willing to recognize this as a global war, in many cases against the united states, i'm afraid we're going to fail to take the actions that we need to. the most important point now, gloria, this threat is real and we need to make very real changes from the last administration, from this administration. we need to get the politics out of it and focus on security, but i was concerned that he would not give you direct answers, particularly about whether these were acts of terror or...
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i think that's a strong signal nat united states will bomb through on what president obama has said, which he's going to hold people to account. i think that is a not very subtly coded way of saying there will be retribution and it will be military retribution. and we've already seen strikes on december 17th and december 24th at al qaeda targets in yemen. but i imagine there's going to be more of those strikes and i don't think general petraeus was bringing a thank you mote to the president of yemen for your help on the war in the terror, i think he was bringing more of an ultimatum which is to say if that plane that had blown up, 300 mostly americans would be dead. and this is coming from your territory. and if you can't control your own territory, we can help you, we're already giving aid, we can increase that aid, but we also, you know, this poses a major threat to the united states and we can do this with you or without you. and i think that's what the you been stance of the conversation was. i can't imagine that he would have said anything else given what the president said yest
i think that's a strong signal nat united states will bomb through on what president obama has said, which he's going to hold people to account. i think that is a not very subtly coded way of saying there will be retribution and it will be military retribution. and we've already seen strikes on december 17th and december 24th at al qaeda targets in yemen. but i imagine there's going to be more of those strikes and i don't think general petraeus was bringing a thank you mote to the president of...
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the united states is offering our full assistance to haiti and to others in the region. we will be providing both civilian and military disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, and our prayers are with the people who have suffered, their families and their loved ones. >> larry: we'll check with the representative unicef in a moment. let's go back to patrice pierre. she's on the phone with us. she has family in haiti. she spoke to some relatives earlier. any further contact, patrice? >> caller: yes, larry. i have spoken to my uncle in haiti and things are really bad right now, from what i hear. >> larry: better. in what way? >> well, a lot of houses are falling apart, especially the two-story houses. they are falling apart. our home has fallen apart and there's a big hotel in petionville called hotel montana has collapsed to the ground. >> larry: you didn't mean better? >> no. no. >> larry: i misunderstood you. >> yes. >> larry: what are your own emotions right now? you live in haiti, right? >> yes, i do. >> larry: are you going to try to go back? >> yes, i'm going to
the united states is offering our full assistance to haiti and to others in the region. we will be providing both civilian and military disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, and our prayers are with the people who have suffered, their families and their loved ones. >> larry: we'll check with the representative unicef in a moment. let's go back to patrice pierre. she's on the phone with us. she has family in haiti. she spoke to some relatives earlier. any further contact, patrice?...
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. >> larry: tonight, barack obama's first state of the union address. >> the president of the united states. >> larry: his big message, jobs and the economy. >> i'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight. >> larry: and an in-your-face challenge to republicans on health care. >> if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen medicare for seniors, let me know. >> larry: talking tough on terrorism. >> hundreds of al qaeda's fighters and affiliates have been captured or killed. >> larry: what did the president need to say and did he say it? is it going to make any difference? that's all next on a special edition. of "larry king live". well, the state of the union address is over. and the analysis is now continue as they do with us. if you missed any part of the speech, it will be repeated in one hour. wolf blitzer, john king and candy crowley in this segment, then senator john mccain, then a panel of pundits, as they say. wolf, you've seen a lot of these. how do you score this one? >> if you like a lot
. >> larry: tonight, barack obama's first state of the union address. >> the president of the united states. >> larry: his big message, jobs and the economy. >> i'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight. >> larry: and an in-your-face challenge to republicans on health care. >> if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen medicare for seniors, let me know. >> larry:...
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states and not just the united states military. we have a long history of support for pakistan and we've also left them hanging several times. so, it's going to take, i think, a long time to fill up that trust gap and that's one of the reasons that i go there so often to understand, really through their eyes, what their challenges are and try to rebuild that trust and so that's what i've worked so hard on. >> we'll be right back. >> are we at war or not at war? the obama administration isn't at war. this is a terrible, of course we're at war. that's literally in the sense of conducting an armed conflict. the obama administration is launching missile strikes against people in at least three different countries whose names are not iraq war afghanistan. was our best presentation guy. [ worker ] he is. just last week he told my team about fedex office print online for our presentations. we upload it to fedex office, then they print, bind, and ship it. the presentation looks good, right? yes, but -- wait, you didn't actually bring carl
states and not just the united states military. we have a long history of support for pakistan and we've also left them hanging several times. so, it's going to take, i think, a long time to fill up that trust gap and that's one of the reasons that i go there so often to understand, really through their eyes, what their challenges are and try to rebuild that trust and so that's what i've worked so hard on. >> we'll be right back. >> are we at war or not at war? the obama...
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we need to rethink how it is we can ahead of individuals coming to the united states from foreign countries -- the 9/11 commission was very explicit about this, particularly individuals coming from third world countries through transit areas into major airports like amsterdam. >> this all reminds me -- sounds like shutting the barn door after the horse is out. when we see it's from nigeria, now we'll start focusing on african countries. when it was shoes, we took off shoes. you're saying the new streamline intelligence agencies do work. you're saying all the extra staff is helpful. what are you describing that could be the fix? >> there's always some amount of kiddie soccer involved where everyone rushes to the ball. here it's perhaps nigeria. we need to focus, and particularly with respect to profiling. profiling should be a combination of intelligence and other factors. now we know the danger of somalia as well as other countries that are now on our target list for where training centers are being conducted. and so we need to check for passports for when individuals have visited these cou
we need to rethink how it is we can ahead of individuals coming to the united states from foreign countries -- the 9/11 commission was very explicit about this, particularly individuals coming from third world countries through transit areas into major airports like amsterdam. >> this all reminds me -- sounds like shutting the barn door after the horse is out. when we see it's from nigeria, now we'll start focusing on african countries. when it was shoes, we took off shoes. you're saying...
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an iranian-american living here in the united states is really of two hearts. one heart is here in me, and the other one is back home. is that right, azar? >> oh, definitely. i always say i left iran but iran never left me. in that sense that absence, when i lived in iran, i left in 1997. when i lived in iran, i was too much part of what was going on to at times realize what was really happening. but now here you constantly have to imagine and you have to imagine those whom you love, those with whom you protested in other years during the past now again in the streets, some of them in jail, some of them under torture. >> and as we say, there are horror stories that would have you coming out of there, and you see all this. so maz, where do you find levity in this? where is the comedy? i would imagine you need it in some way to escape what you're seeing. >> oh, there's always -- >> i'm talking to maz. i wanted to get maz in. >> sorry. >> that's okay. >> or azar. maybe she's got something. i don't know. >> no, no, no. go ahead. >> that's fine. it's hard, don, to a
an iranian-american living here in the united states is really of two hearts. one heart is here in me, and the other one is back home. is that right, azar? >> oh, definitely. i always say i left iran but iran never left me. in that sense that absence, when i lived in iran, i left in 1997. when i lived in iran, i was too much part of what was going on to at times realize what was really happening. but now here you constantly have to imagine and you have to imagine those whom you love,...
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not even to mention the united states. how many examiners, how much training, how long it will take. how many companies make the machines, how quickly they can fill the orders. >> let's say that's an overwhelming task that people can't imagine to get online quickly. what about targeting certain people? i asked this question yesterday. we look at israel. israel hasn't had a major attack for quite some time. they say they know who's coming through their airports. if the research shows, i've heard some say the research is not accurate, that 90% of the people committing these sorts of acts of terrorists or trying to terrorism are of a certain decent or background, then why not look at those people? >> because the members that either are members of al qaeda or sympathetic to al qaeda are from every country, every race, every ethnic background at this point. it would be -- if you zero in on one group you're going to exclude another, and, you know, there's just many other possibilities of why somebody might want to do something o
not even to mention the united states. how many examiners, how much training, how long it will take. how many companies make the machines, how quickly they can fill the orders. >> let's say that's an overwhelming task that people can't imagine to get online quickly. what about targeting certain people? i asked this question yesterday. we look at israel. israel hasn't had a major attack for quite some time. they say they know who's coming through their airports. if the research shows, i've...
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and not just the united states military. we have a long history of support for pakistan and we have also left them hanging several times. it is going to take, i think, a long time to fill up that trust. that's one of the reasons that i go there so often to understand really through their eyes what their challenges are and try to rebuild that trust. so that's what i'm -- that's what i worked so hard on. >> we will be right back. >> are we at war? not at war? the obama administration at war. this is of course we are at war. literally in the sense of conducting an armed conflict. launching missile strikes against people in at least three different countries. >>> let me ask you about another country in the broadly speaking in the region, iran. you have talked about the need to think about all options with regard to the iran and with regard to making sure that they do not develop nuclear weapons. let's be specific. do you believe that there is a military option for the united states in preventing iran from acquiring nuclear weapo
and not just the united states military. we have a long history of support for pakistan and we have also left them hanging several times. it is going to take, i think, a long time to fill up that trust. that's one of the reasons that i go there so often to understand really through their eyes what their challenges are and try to rebuild that trust. so that's what i'm -- that's what i worked so hard on. >> we will be right back. >> are we at war? not at war? the obama administration...
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it somehow is being dumped on him to be this world referee for all things racial in the united states. these issues are so complicated, soledad. >> there is value in these moments as unpleasant as they may be? >> yes, there is. >> let me ask james carville as our token white man on the panel tonight. when these conversations are started, i mean, how do people -- do white people say that's a very attractive black woman who was speaking a moment ago in her authentic negro voice? are these conversations not interesting at all? >> you know, just an excellent point is, you know, black people are different and white people are different. some white people react one way, and other white people react another way. i think president clinton started to try a dialogue on race, if we're going to have one we can't sit and filibuster inaccurate comparisons. michael steele either is being din engeneral -- disingeneral with us or the other possibility is he's a fool. there's not a -- that's a real possibility. i mean, considering everything he said, that's possible. but i did believe -- >> what would
it somehow is being dumped on him to be this world referee for all things racial in the united states. these issues are so complicated, soledad. >> there is value in these moments as unpleasant as they may be? >> yes, there is. >> let me ask james carville as our token white man on the panel tonight. when these conversations are started, i mean, how do people -- do white people say that's a very attractive black woman who was speaking a moment ago in her authentic negro voice?...
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victory for the united states of america. let's work to change the political system as imperfect as it is. i know people can feel doubt about the way things are going sometimes here in washington. i know it's tempting to give up on the political process, but we've put in place tougher rules on lobbying and ethics and transparency, tougher rules than any administration in history. it's not enough, but it's progress. progress is possible, don't give up on voting. don't give up on advocacy. don't give up on activism. there are too many needs to be met. too much work to bedone. like dr. king said, we must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope. let us broaden our coalition building not of liberals or conservatives, not of red states or blue states, but of all americans who are hurting today and searching for a better tomorrow, the urgency of the hour demands that we make common cause with all of america's workers, white, black, brown, all of whom are being hammered by this recession. all of whom are yearning fo
victory for the united states of america. let's work to change the political system as imperfect as it is. i know people can feel doubt about the way things are going sometimes here in washington. i know it's tempting to give up on the political process, but we've put in place tougher rules on lobbying and ethics and transparency, tougher rules than any administration in history. it's not enough, but it's progress. progress is possible, don't give up on voting. don't give up on advocacy. don't...
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i don't believe the country have someone who made these statements be the leader of the united states. >> tara, trent lott's statements -- trent lott's -- tara, tara. >> in the same situation. if we have this wonderful moment talking about race -- >> trent lott's statements -- >> we are going to stop here because we're out of time. when co-come back, tara there's so many people that want to rebut your rebuttal, we'll hold on to the other side. we have opinions and analysis on both sides. we want to hear your opinions as well. let us know what you think. ahead, why did sarah palin call senator biden joe during their debate? it's not what you think. stay with us. that's ahead. national car rental knows i'm picky. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. okay. seriously, you choose. while i was building my friendships, my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my
i don't believe the country have someone who made these statements be the leader of the united states. >> tara, trent lott's statements -- trent lott's -- tara, tara. >> in the same situation. if we have this wonderful moment talking about race -- >> trent lott's statements -- >> we are going to stop here because we're out of time. when co-come back, tara there's so many people that want to rebut your rebuttal, we'll hold on to the other side. we have opinions and...
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and 100% screening's passengers traveling into the united states. still, even the president admits security measures can't catch everything. >> an alert and courageous citizenry are far more resilient than an isolated extremist. >> reporter: which leaves the flying public on the front line. just as on christmas day when a passenger confronted the alleged terrorist on that northwest flight. one traveler we spoke with says he wants airlines to give passengers better guidance on how to react. >> there should be advice given and if that advice is taken, well, that's a different matter. >> reporter: security experts say being on the lookout is key. not profiling someone based on ethnicity, but checking for out of place behavior, and many travelers we spoke with recognize it's important to be vitch length. >> i try to keep a lookout for something weird. >> all of us need to be in it to help, because it's -- our lives and our country that we're trying to protect. >> reporter: the transportation security administration says more air marshals in training now
and 100% screening's passengers traveling into the united states. still, even the president admits security measures can't catch everything. >> an alert and courageous citizenry are far more resilient than an isolated extremist. >> reporter: which leaves the flying public on the front line. just as on christmas day when a passenger confronted the alleged terrorist on that northwest flight. one traveler we spoke with says he wants airlines to give passengers better guidance on how to...
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this was an attempted act of war against the united states of america. we had al qaeda moving an operative on an american plane, putting him in a specific seat to do this crime. the president took days to respond. they treat this fellow, reading him his miranda rights instead of getting an interrogation where we can get serious information. they didn't notify the other pilots. larry, did they do anything right is what i want to ask? this is a commander in chief who looks to me like he's not certain what to do when something goes wrong. he has to study it a couple weeks. we need better. >> larry: mark, how do you deal with the delicate balance between the constitution and rights of any individual, to presumption of innocence, the right to a lawyer and an imminent threat to the country? >> well, i don't think it's that delicate of a balance. we need to keep both things in full view. the reality is we can never compromise our values or beliefs in the service of fighting the war on terror. it's not an either/or proposition. it's a both/and proposition. we ca
this was an attempted act of war against the united states of america. we had al qaeda moving an operative on an american plane, putting him in a specific seat to do this crime. the president took days to respond. they treat this fellow, reading him his miranda rights instead of getting an interrogation where we can get serious information. they didn't notify the other pilots. larry, did they do anything right is what i want to ask? this is a commander in chief who looks to me like he's not...
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it's a friv lidge to live in the united states. when you commit a crime, you violated that privilege. but now the haitians are a different category right now. temporary protective status, it begins now for 18 months. it would allow close to 60,000 haitians who are already here. now, temporary protective status does not provide protection for criminal aliens. it provides protection for those aliens who are here who have good moral character. >> mr. allen -- >> two things -- >> i will let you finish. i want to get in here. go ahead. >> two things. one, with a work we are mitt they could have a driver's license and live a normal life. once they have a work permit they can produce legally, have bank accounts, be able to send money to their families in haiti. >> and number two, what's number two? >> temporary protective status provides a way 230r for them to travel back to haiti and come back to the united states. so many people who lost parents and children can go to haiti, bury them, help rebuild their country and come back and contin
it's a friv lidge to live in the united states. when you commit a crime, you violated that privilege. but now the haitians are a different category right now. temporary protective status, it begins now for 18 months. it would allow close to 60,000 haitians who are already here. now, temporary protective status does not provide protection for criminal aliens. it provides protection for those aliens who are here who have good moral character. >> mr. allen -- >> two things -- >>...
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she has a son in the united states. how does it happen? >> no matter how you cut it it's extraordinary. i was talking to several doctors today, including a doctor that wrote a book about this very type of thing. what's describe soldier something that's not been described so far in the world, so he's written about the longest term survivors but in a health ry person who was not injures. elderly woman had a pelvis fracture, dehydrated. >> very, very, maybe she had some access to food and water at some point. did she go into the church a little later after tuesday? who knkow. i know she was very disoriented when you were talking to her. typically the human body in a healthy person without water, that's pruch it the. you could go without foot and -- that's the order of things and dmops things sfloochlt the other tragedy is they thought they were two other people in there. they had positive responses from dogs and around 6:00 or sore 7:00. they didn't get any response the -- it was an ambient node. there was text messages from the night before.
she has a son in the united states. how does it happen? >> no matter how you cut it it's extraordinary. i was talking to several doctors today, including a doctor that wrote a book about this very type of thing. what's describe soldier something that's not been described so far in the world, so he's written about the longest term survivors but in a health ry person who was not injures. elderly woman had a pelvis fracture, dehydrated. >> very, very, maybe she had some access to food...
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the united states, for example, didn't recognize haiti for the first 58 years of its existence until 1862, a year after the u.s. civil war began. that was the official beginning of what continues to this day to be a difficult relationship. in 1915, the u.s. sent in landing force to occupy the island nation and haitian president had just been assassinateded and the country was in a state of chaos and some say america wanted to protect its investments there. whatever the reasons for coming, the americans stayed for almost 20 years. and it was an often brutally occupation. the americans under franklin roosevelt withdrew but essentially of their own volleynition 1934. haiti remained a trouble and deeply chaotic place. 60 years later, they were back. in 1994, under the clinton administration, the american military fwhent again. this time, they came to restore democracy and two years later, haiti saw for the first time in its then almost 200-year history peaceful transition of power from one democratically elected president to another. then the earthquake. and late wednesday afternoon, of
the united states, for example, didn't recognize haiti for the first 58 years of its existence until 1862, a year after the u.s. civil war began. that was the official beginning of what continues to this day to be a difficult relationship. in 1915, the u.s. sent in landing force to occupy the island nation and haitian president had just been assassinateded and the country was in a state of chaos and some say america wanted to protect its investments there. whatever the reasons for coming, the...
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the united states, for example, didn't recognize haiti for the first 58 years of its existence until 1862, a year after the u.s. civil war began. and that was the official beginning of what continues to this day to be a difficult relationship. in 1915, the u.s. sent in a landing force to occupy the nation and the country was in a state of chaos and some said america simply wanted to protect its investments there. whatever the reasons for coming, the americans stayed for almost 20 years. and it was an often brutal occupation. the americans under franklin eleanor roosevelt withdrew in 1934. haiti remained a troubled and deeply chaotic place. 60 years later, they were back and in 1994 under the clinton administration, the american military went in again. this time they came to restore democracy and two years later haiti saw for the first time in its then almost 200-year history a peaceful transition of power from one democratically elected president to another. but then the earthquake and late wednesday afternoon, of course, america returned again. this time not just with military might
the united states, for example, didn't recognize haiti for the first 58 years of its existence until 1862, a year after the u.s. civil war began. and that was the official beginning of what continues to this day to be a difficult relationship. in 1915, the u.s. sent in a landing force to occupy the nation and the country was in a state of chaos and some said america simply wanted to protect its investments there. whatever the reasons for coming, the americans stayed for almost 20 years. and it...
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thank you, everybody. >> the president of the united states. >> god bless the united states of america. thank you. >> i'm wolf blitzer. join us week days in "the situation room" from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. eastern and every saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. and at this time every weekend on cnn international. the news continues next on cnn. and the space to accommodate precious cargo, because every great action hero needs a vehicle. see your lexus dealer. ♪...
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he had until recently 60 senators in the united states senate. they weren't able to get anything really done with that majority with a lower number this year and possibly even lower next year, window of opportunity for obama to get these things done is really closing fast. >> i want to show, talk just a little bit more about some of these small business including eliminating capital gains taxes for small business investors. this means if you put money into a small business you don't have to pay capital gains on that when you sell it. very big deal for folks out there. also, tax incentives for buying equipment. you can write it off earlier. also, slashing tax breaks for companies that hire overseas, which is really interesting stuff. now, of course, the reason you give small businesses big tax breaks is because they are the hiring engine of the economy. right, eamon? >> absolutely. >> that's the thinking behind this. tell me, you know, in your view, let's go to those middle class tax cuts for a second because there's a lot of tax credits in that.
he had until recently 60 senators in the united states senate. they weren't able to get anything really done with that majority with a lower number this year and possibly even lower next year, window of opportunity for obama to get these things done is really closing fast. >> i want to show, talk just a little bit more about some of these small business including eliminating capital gains taxes for small business investors. this means if you put money into a small business you don't have...
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. >> after 35 years of representing the people of connecticut and the united states congress, i will not be a candidate for re-election this november. >> chris dodd's announcement actually mayhem his party. dodd had a ton of plit call baggage and he faced a tough re-election in a state that democrats dominate. with dodd out, democrats have a better chance now of keeping the seat. but it's a different story in north dakota where popular senator announced his retirement. a stake in all of this, the democrats 60-seat supermajority in the senate. even if their filibuster proof margin they've had a tough time passing big bills. if they lose their supervisor mare jority in this year's elections it will be even harder for president obama and congressional democrats to advance their agenda. betty, t.j.? >> all right. you know we've been asking you this morning, there's a new survey out that says only 45% of americans are satisfied with their careers. that is a low, the lowest in two decades, in fact. so we want to know, do you like your job? we're getting a lot of responses. let me take you
. >> after 35 years of representing the people of connecticut and the united states congress, i will not be a candidate for re-election this november. >> chris dodd's announcement actually mayhem his party. dodd had a ton of plit call baggage and he faced a tough re-election in a state that democrats dominate. with dodd out, democrats have a better chance now of keeping the seat. but it's a different story in north dakota where popular senator announced his retirement. a stake in...
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the director of the south asia center of the atlantic council of the united states. he also penned a book titled "crossswords, pakistan, its army and the war within." mr. navez, thank you for joining me from washington. my question to you, i want to hit this point home, the fact this suicide attack happened in a bustling area during this volleyball match. this has to hit pakistans differently, perhaps closer to home. we're talking about presumably una unarmed, ordinary pakistani civilians. my question is might this attack bring about a more concerted effort to root out possibly the taliban and al qaeda in pakistan? >> absolutely. i think one has to understand when the pakistan army moved into south waziristan, they basically dislocated the tariqia in afghanistan. they were not able to decapitate its leadership. so a lot of the militants were able to escape and many escaped into the lakki mar waxt t area. and clearly the front force and civilian forces were unable to seal that area. so clearly the big challenge now for pakistan is not only to muster the support of the
the director of the south asia center of the atlantic council of the united states. he also penned a book titled "crossswords, pakistan, its army and the war within." mr. navez, thank you for joining me from washington. my question to you, i want to hit this point home, the fact this suicide attack happened in a bustling area during this volleyball match. this has to hit pakistans differently, perhaps closer to home. we're talking about presumably una unarmed, ordinary pakistani...
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so people entering an airplane in a foreign country bound for the united states or in the united states bound for anywhere are going to have to rely on the measures in place for screening and control of safety of the passengers. >> we know that in the christmas day bombing case, the suspect's father had actually warned authorities that the u.s. embassy in yemen that his son may have been radicalized and may be up to no good. i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in washington, d.c. and the intelligence there, his name was actually misspelled. so how does this happen? >> well, that's a very common problem, particularly with arabic names that the alphabet don't match up identifically to translate names into english. and we have had cases where four or five members of the same family with the last name mohammad have it spelled a different way when it was translated into english. and the computers, you know marks not be ab, may not be able to pick up that. that's a critical problem. that's why the idea that we can ever completely rely on intelligence is not going to h
so people entering an airplane in a foreign country bound for the united states or in the united states bound for anywhere are going to have to rely on the measures in place for screening and control of safety of the passengers. >> we know that in the christmas day bombing case, the suspect's father had actually warned authorities that the u.s. embassy in yemen that his son may have been radicalized and may be up to no good. i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in...
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he has yet to serve a single day in the united states senate. let's wait and see if he can prove us right before we anoint him as the next great right hope. >> larry: stephanie, what's the effect of that election on legislation like health care? >> i don't know, larry. i know things have changed when the republicans elected a former nu dx e model who tried to auction his daughters off at his victory speech. that's a little bit of a change for the family values party, you're right. i think he has run as an obstructionist. he has run as i'm the 41st vote against everything. so, you know, i'm not sure how this is different. i agree he's good looking and charismatic and i think martha cokely was not a good candidate. i don't know how, you know, if this is the end of civilization as we know it as a lot of the republicans like to cast this. >> larry: mark, do you think there will be a health bill coming forth? >> well, i think there will be a health bill but i think that it's really going to be changed over time here. i think this election says that t
he has yet to serve a single day in the united states senate. let's wait and see if he can prove us right before we anoint him as the next great right hope. >> larry: stephanie, what's the effect of that election on legislation like health care? >> i don't know, larry. i know things have changed when the republicans elected a former nu dx e model who tried to auction his daughters off at his victory speech. that's a little bit of a change for the family values party, you're right. i...
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this is ted kennedy's seat in one of the bluest states in the united states of america, james carville. i gon got an e-mail from a democratic operative up there that said, quote, we are cooked. are the republicans a little known state senator going to take ted kennedy's seat and if so dramatically complicate the president's effort for health care reform? >> i was involved in one of these things in 1991 in pennsylvania. it could happen. if it does happen, the last place i'd want to be is at the wednesday morning staff meeting in the white house. look, we have a country of 10% unemployment, a lot of anger out there. i think the president, the new abc poll is at 53. they lost a bunch of seats in 1982. i remind people we won't win three elections in a row. >> if the issue is obama and health care in the race, would you send the president of the united states up there on the final sunday or keep him out of snit. >> got to send him up there. by the way, if some way this things turns around, i talked to people this morning, and people in the white house this morning, yes, it's a very serious
this is ted kennedy's seat in one of the bluest states in the united states of america, james carville. i gon got an e-mail from a democratic operative up there that said, quote, we are cooked. are the republicans a little known state senator going to take ted kennedy's seat and if so dramatically complicate the president's effort for health care reform? >> i was involved in one of these things in 1991 in pennsylvania. it could happen. if it does happen, the last place i'd want to be is...
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government is currently the largest employer in the united states with over 2 million civilian employees. the government's already proved it can, indeed, create jobs. the real question is whether the role government plays in creating jobs is good for the long-term health of the country. and the answer to that question is complex. perry says, excuse me for not being long winded, but not at all. dave says, you asked on tv, jack, why they always say jobs, jobs, jobs three times. they say it three times because men won't get the message if you won't see it three times. you always see signs that say girl, girls, girls, would anybody remember elvis presley's movie if they just called it girls? i have to go home now. if you want to read more, it's on my blog at cnn.com/caffertyfile. working late into the night doesn't agree with me at night. >> not going to last that much longer, jack. don't worry. see you back here tomorrow. >>> indiana congressman is trying to explain why his private charity spends tens of thousands of dollars on golf vacation for staff and donors but not a dime on its missio
government is currently the largest employer in the united states with over 2 million civilian employees. the government's already proved it can, indeed, create jobs. the real question is whether the role government plays in creating jobs is good for the long-term health of the country. and the answer to that question is complex. perry says, excuse me for not being long winded, but not at all. dave says, you asked on tv, jack, why they always say jobs, jobs, jobs three times. they say it three...
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once again, attempted murder within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the united states. and count three, willful attempt to destroy and wreck an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the united states, umar farouk abdulmutallab. and that is the indictment literally coming to me as i was getting ready to do the newscast. i wanted to share that with you as breaking news and obviously, if there is anymore comment or anything else to add, we will do that during the course of the next hour. continuing now, here is the question that you can't avoid asking today as well, are big-named democrats losing the nerve, and do they know something that you and i don't know about where the party is headed in the election this coming november? now, the answers may be no and no. i get that. but those questions need answers after one, two, and three. chris dodd, byron dorgan and bill ritter all in the space of 24 hours and all completely out of nowhere and all three say they won't run for re-election and how did you know that? these are heavy hitters. chris dodd with 30 years
once again, attempted murder within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the united states. and count three, willful attempt to destroy and wreck an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the united states, umar farouk abdulmutallab. and that is the indictment literally coming to me as i was getting ready to do the newscast. i wanted to share that with you as breaking news and obviously, if there is anymore comment or anything else to add, we will do that during the course of the...